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This kind of awesomeness genuinely makes me consider hunting for jobs in Orlando.

Plus yay for the Monarch butterflies in both caterpillar and adult form. That almost guarantees the plant is some kind of Milkweed as that's what the caterpillars eat. ( Asclepias spp. ). How many entomologists do you think read this blog? Can imagine 'Readers of Epbot' has a surprisingly wide range of professions.

Not an entomologist, but I was also going to point out the Milkweed. My dad has raised monarchs and cercropia moths in his backyard for years, and has some Milkweed started indoors to be moved outside when it's warmer. :)

Those arent actually topiary though are they? not a bush or hedge clipped into a shape, they look like metal frames over which ivy and other things have been grown or glued and some of it is not living foliage (I'm a gardener, in case you hadnt noticed!)Nice pics though, it must be a fun place to visit.

Having a super-down day, and your pictures lifted my spirits. LOOOOOOOVE your framing of Doc's picture. Your eye for composition and color in your pictures rivals what I like to think mine is. :) Thank you for sharing on this Easter Day.

The monorail was probably broken down again. Happens every time we try to ride it - we think, let's try just one more time! Then we get burned. We ended up taking a bus into MK one time. I didn't even know the bus was an option, I thought it was ferry, monorail, or nada!

Beautiful! Just a fun educational note: that butterfly with the black and yellow stripes is a Zebra Longwing. It is the state butterfly of Florida! :) (This is what you get from working at the Florida Natural History Museum and Butterfly Rainforest for years!)